Pre-employment drug screening

Pre-employment drug and alcohol testing is a growing area of recruitment services and candidate screening in the UK.

How common is pre-employment drug screening in UK

Mirroring the increasing levels of drugs misuse, and increased concern both for health and safety compliant workplaces and candidate and employee health and well-being, drugs testing is now a common element of early stage recruitment across a range of industries.

Super-markets, high-street retailers, logistics and warehousing have all taken on board the relevance of drug and alcohol use and lowered productivity, and more importantly accident risk.

So what are the most common drug tests for employment screening in the UK:

Available as a panel dip test, screw lid cup test and split chamber key cup test, this combination offers the cover needed for broad screening in a variety of designs to match the testing procedure and need for confirmation testing follow on.